Heroes
Name one of the songs played as the intro to one of our hero lessons.
BONUS: What movie is it from?
Zero to Hero - Hercules
I need a Hero / Holding out for a Hero - Shrek 2
What is the name of the river the soul crosses to get to their afterlife?
The Styx
The process of wrapping up a body in bandages for preservation is called?
Mummification
TRUE or FALSE: Incas believed death was the final end for a person - body and soul.
FALSE. They mummified, revered and treasured their dead because they believed it wasn't the end for them.
Plato is a student of what other famous philosopher?
Socrates
A hero with faults is a....?
A flawed hero
An imperfect hero
This god is your guide to the river Styx
Hermes
The ceremony in which your heart is judged is known as?
The weighing of the heart
Incas believed they were the children of...?
The sun Inti
Aristotle was the teacher of what famous figure?
Alexander The Great
The journey of a hero takes how many steps?
12
Who is the ferryman that transports souls across the river?
Charon
The ritual that re-animates the mouth, arms and legs for use in the afterlife is known as...?
The opening of the mouth
Incas believed in two kinds of deaths, what were they?
Biological and Social.
TRUE or FALSE: what we know of Socrates comes directly from the man himself.
BONUS: How do we know this?
FALSE. Socrates left no written work.
Where is Odysseus from?
Ithaca
Why is a coin placed under the tongue?
BONUS: what do we call this coin?
To provide payment to Charon.
Charon's obol.
How many accessor gods judge you upon your death?
42
The Mayans buried their dead with what in their mouths?
Maize
Plato was famous for writing what kind of text?
Dialogues
What was seen as heroic in an ancient heroine?
- protecting their virtue-
What are the three afterlives available to souls in the Grecian underworld?
Elysium, Tartarus and The Asphodel Fields
What gods are present for the weighing of the heart ceremony?
Thoth, Anubis and Ammut
What deaths were considered 'noble' in Mayan religion?
Death in childbirth, suicide and battle.
Socrates believed seeking what two things was the ultimate goal in life?
Goodness and truth